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Friday, January 21, 2011

Snake Charmer in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - Sodium Pentothal

Ceylon: Snake Charmer with Cobra

postmarked in 1950 with two Ceylon stamps

the 'Sender' writes:

Dear Doctor,
Ceylon, land of contrast, in its remote areas lived the Veddas, a primitive folk, probably direct descendants of an ancient civilization. But there is another Ceylon, of modern stores, fine hospitals. In them you'll find PENTOTHAL - agent of choice in intravenous anesthesia the world over. - Abbott

sent to a doctor at the General Hospital in Syracuse, New York

the small letters down the center of the postcard are "Pentothal (Thiopental, Abbott) - so this is a very clever advertising postcard for Pentothal!

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Sodium thiopental, better known as Sodium Pentothal (a trademark of Abbott Laboratories), is a rapid-onset short-acting general anaesthetic. It is a drug on the "Essential Drugs List", for any basic healthcare system.

It is used for: anesthesia, medically induced coma, lethal injection, psychiatry, and in some areas of the world it is used in a truth serum.

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I have been collecting stamped, mailed postcards since 1973. I have cards made from plastic, fabric, wood, metal, leather, and paper. Also, cards announcing the wrong person as president of the U.S., cards that are actual puzzles, cards that are playable records, light switch covers and a card mailed from the initial flight of the Hindenburg, 3D cards, hold to light cards, 1912 Titanic postcard and just about everything you can think of! So far I have over 12,000postcards scanned with many more still to go.

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